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monday, October 13, 2003
BARNETT: Colorado and Kansas combine for almost 1200 yards
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Colorado sophomore running back Brian Calhoun ran for 135 yards, with 104 of them coming in the Buffaloees' second-half comeback. He said that he noticed the Jayhawks defense seemed to wear down as the game progressed.
After coming out throwing the ball all over the place, Colorado settled down, used a series of runs that kept Kansas off balance. Calhoun, used his exceptional speed to outrun everyone to the outside. Colorado utilized the pitch for several plays over the course of the game, and it was a belly pitch that set up Calhoun's game winning touchdown on a draw play.
game progressed. "They were getting tired," Calhoun said. "So we started to pound it."
All of the Buffaloes receivers stepped up and made miraculous catches to bail the team out on numerous occasions.
The game was a shootout in which Kansas and Colorado combined for 17 scores and almost 1,200 total yards. Colorado sophomore quarterback Joel Klatt threw for his second 400-yard passing game of the season.
game of the season. Klatt did have help from his teammates to make plays on the offensive side of the ball.
Klatt said he didn't see the two defensive ends who collided
when he moved up in the pocket.
when he moved up in the pocket.
"I felt the backside rush a little,
so I stepped up to give me a clear lane to get the ball to D.J." Klatt said. "I tried to leave it where only he could get to it, and D.J. made an amazing catch."
for Barnett.
"I thought about trying a fake," Barnett said. "But our wing man who is the main guy in the fake was injured, and the other guy hadn't practiced it very much, so I decided not to. I was lucky that I had a governor in place."
While the Buffs were in field goal range at that point, the decision to kick was not a simple one for Barnett.
Barnett used Crosby instead, and the freshman kicker booted it through the uprights to send it to overtime. A Johnny Beck field goal and three Calhoun runs later, it was over.
The Buffaloes special teams played well, using a missed field goal, a stop on a fake punt, a blocked punt and a blocked extra point to claw back into the game.
It was a combination of special teams and Colorado's offensive efficiency that won the game. At one time, the Buffalofoes converted seven straight third downs as they piled up 598 total yards.
Next week Kansas will play its homecoming game against Baylor.
Edited by Abby Sidesinger and Michael Owells
sen enjoy it Junior guard Aaron Miles said boot camp was different from pre- Late Night exercise under former coach Roy Williams.
Jack Roy "I think it's a little tougher." Miles said. "Last year, we did eight days, and we spread them out between four weeks, two times a week.
With two sessions a day, the first one at 6:30 a.m., boot camp proved to be something to which the players had to adjust.
times a week.
"We were refreshed and ready to go the next time we had it. Whereas this time, it was getting up at 6 in the morning every day for 10 days."
CAMP: Players ready for season
the player wanted to get up at 5:30." Langford said. "It's something that you have to do, so you don't really have a choice. You just have to mentally make yourself enjoy it."
Self said boot camp accomplished several goals, including making the team face a tough test and hold each other accountable.
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"I don't think we're in game time shape now," he said, "but I think we're ready to practice."
Self said Padgett and Langford had begun doing light running earlier in the day, and he anticipated they had a chance to be at full speed by the start of practice.
Edited by Shane Mettlen
METTLEN: Div. 1-AA victory may hurt bowl bid
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Kansas shouldn't be returning to the days of 2-10 records and winless Big 12 Conference seasons anytime soon. But with Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech replacing Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M on the schedule next year it wouldn't hurt to have one of those Div. 1-AA victories on the schedule next year with no established quarterback leading the Jayhawk charge.
That's not an endorsement for
the Div. 1-A barrel.
Kansas coach Mark Mangino to follow the Kansas State model when it comes to scheduling weak non-conference opponents. When Mangino has the 'Hawks and their fans expecting, not just hoping, to go to a bowl game every year then he can schedule accordingly. Fornow, Kansas simply isn't ready to take on all comers.
Kansas will have to get creative with it's scheduling in next few years. Instead of scheduling tune-up games against the Jacksonville States of the world, the Jayhawks will have to scrape the bottom of
Programs like Buffalo or Louisiana Monroe would gladly take the paycheck that goes along with being blown out in a Big 12 stadium.
Big 12 stadium The Jahways could make this a moot point by pulling off another upset this year. Knocking off KState, Nebraska, Oklahoma State or Texas A&M would make the Jacksonville State victory irrelevant. At least for this year.
Mettlen is a Lucas senior in journalism
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